Bullying ourselves is real. Comparison to others brings out the problem, It causes us to stray away from the fact that we are uniquely individuals. Comparisons eat away that positive attitude and lets negativity drain our energy.
Does being pushed to be at the top of our game create a problem of not living up to our expectations? Does it deflate your self-worth?
When I was in elementary school bullying was labeled "teasing"
It just seemed to be human nature to call a red haired kid "carrot top".
Shorty, Skyscraper, Freckles all seemed to be harmless nicknames.Siblings would hear;"your brother made better grades or you sister behaves better than you" from a teacher.
When we arrived at home we had parents and siblings to talk things over.
Family support was so important. Now, because we use so many new technologies kids are not interacting with others. When they face an issue of bullying they can't cope.They have no one to discuss their problems with because family members have busy schedules. Many times they don't even share a meal together.
Self-bullying starts when the family starts going their own ways. Home is no longer a safe haven to share and solve problems. When teens began to text and humiliate others it became a game. Bullying became a trendy thing to do on school campuses. Those being bullied started losing sight of their self-worth. With no one at home to discuss it with some comparisons to siblings and others entered the picture tagged "self-bullying".
If bullying started accelerating through new technologies why can't new technologies be a tool to stop the bullying?
Help to build self-worth by posting positive messages. Share you ideas.
Don't text messages that will hurt someone.
Do not stay connected to those who participated in bullying.\
Delete questionable messages.
Tell your friends you do not like it.
Talk to parents and teachers about rules against bullying.
For older folks, you know the drill because you survived the teasing and lived to be a responsible person.
Friday, June 15, 2012
Monday, June 11, 2012
Writing For Me-Self Expression
Writing for me is one way of expressing myself as a person, to share my thoughts and to build my personality. I never thought I was good at writing but I am still trying. I started writing blogs when I discovered Twitter. I noticed participants were referencing to their blogs.This gave me a start. I thought I would write a little free verse about my joy of painting, my memories of life experiences and about old sayings from my parents and grandparents.It gave me a start. Not in a professional way but just to express my feelings. In the past few years, I published a few on my blogger spot, but never felt comfortable. Most of my blogs were stored in the word processor and never published.
I learned the easiest way to share your insight to others is to blog. A twitter friend, Margie Clayman, who is really good at blogging influenced me greatly. Writing is really relaxing because you don't have to write on a subject you don't like. Yes, it is your choice what topic you are going to write. Like a journals, it is a composition that contains descriptions of events and your reflections about the events. Writing blogs gives you feedback from other people and to meet people across the world. For professional writers, they write blogs to share their knowledge and to make money. Writing build up your personality by helping you be more creative.
Think creative and be creative everyday because it is important for your brain activity, your general health, and your socialization. Writing it down helps you be more creative by writing blogs, journals and stories with wide imagination. Being creative alters us by improving our mood, self-esteem and socialization that can really help a lot in developing our personality.
So writing, what does it do? It creates stories, passes information along and helps us mentally to understand each other. And when you need a little boost in life, you always have that pen and paper. It is like a best friend because paper always listens. It is a little sad that a paper can't give advice or opinions.
I learned the easiest way to share your insight to others is to blog. A twitter friend, Margie Clayman, who is really good at blogging influenced me greatly. Writing is really relaxing because you don't have to write on a subject you don't like. Yes, it is your choice what topic you are going to write. Like a journals, it is a composition that contains descriptions of events and your reflections about the events. Writing blogs gives you feedback from other people and to meet people across the world. For professional writers, they write blogs to share their knowledge and to make money. Writing build up your personality by helping you be more creative.
Think creative and be creative everyday because it is important for your brain activity, your general health, and your socialization. Writing it down helps you be more creative by writing blogs, journals and stories with wide imagination. Being creative alters us by improving our mood, self-esteem and socialization that can really help a lot in developing our personality.
So writing, what does it do? It creates stories, passes information along and helps us mentally to understand each other. And when you need a little boost in life, you always have that pen and paper. It is like a best friend because paper always listens. It is a little sad that a paper can't give advice or opinions.
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